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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-08-19
Buying n Bonnet.

Odd tell you" asked Fogg, chow Mrs.
Film got ahead of Billy? No Then Unjust
tell you. You see that Billy and his wife had
had good deal OF talk about shopping
Billy said a woman didn't know any more
about laying out money than hen. Billy's
wife is quiet sort o woman, not bit given
to wrangling, and so she said
BILLY, I'm going to buy n bonnet this after
noon. If it isn't too much trouble can't you
go to the millincrs with me and give me the
advantage oiyour experience"
Well, Billy fixed himself aud trotted
down with Mrs. Film. The miliner showed
them two bonnets. One of them was plain,
dowdy atfair-that's what Mrs. Film told my
wife-and the other was perfectly lovely, so
Mrs. Fogg says:
whats the price" asked Billy.
This one" says the miliner, taking up
pretty one, $40, but perhaps you want some
thing nicer, Now, here's one, Just out i'm
ported; this | can sell for SEA real bar
gain" And with that she held up the plain
bonnet
Billy looked first at one then at the
other. Then he whispered to his wife, This
cheap one is good deal handsomer than the
other"
"Do you think so, dear ?" said Mrs. Film.
"Of course It'll said Billy. "rd rather
give twenty for it than five for that other
one"
"Would you, dear ~ said Mrs Finn "Well,
just as you say, dear. l should prefer the
$l2 one, but if you think the other"
There's no comparison between them"
interrupted Billy. THAT thing l wouldn't
give So for. This ones beauty, and cheap
ut $25."
The bonnet was bandboxed and Billy car
red it home, as proud as a peacock at the
big trade be had made. And he couldn't
help reminding Mrs. Film every now and
then what foolish bargain she would have
made if he hadn't been with her.
Next day Billy came home from the shop
raving. Look here!' he exclaimed. That
milliner's cheat. That bonnet, that neat,
pretty one, that we didn't take-you know |
advised you to buy that one--the lying rascar)
is in the window marked &c."
at is?" asked Mrs. Film. "But then what
do we care You said you wouldn't give So
for it ; you know you would rather give $25
for the other one"
Billy hadn't word 10 say. But my wife
says: How he would bounce sputter if
he only knew that Mrs. Film and the mill.
ner had 1t made up between them how they'd
fool the old fellow!"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-08-19
American and English Riding.

The English people are more impressed by
the magnificent riding at the Wild West Show
than they are by any other feature of the ex-
hibition. The sporting papers devote a great
deal of space to study of the American
school of equestrianism. Nearly all of the
professional critics agree that the American
style of sitting firmly in the saddle, as if the
rider were part of the horse, instead of ris-
ing in the English way, is greatly TO be
preferred. Recently an old army officer had
long card in the Times showing the supe.
rior points of the cowboy style of riding, and
calling upon the English horsemen to study
that style of riding 10 learn grace, security,
and how best to save the strength of the
horse. The style of riding taught in the
fashionable English riding-schools is the re.
verse ofgraceful. The stirrups of the rider
arc drawn up so short that the riders knees
are brought up nearly to his face. This
shortening of the stirrups curls the rider for
ward So that he looks as If laboring under
an exaggerated curvature of the spine Take
this ngraceful-looking position and then
give the figure occupying it, q regular Jump
Ing jack motion, six inches up and down at
every step of the horse, and you have cor
rect idea of the grace and poetry of motion,
taught in the English riding schools. The
rising in the saddle may be easy, and may do
for the parks and short country rides, but
can not be compared for moment with the
Western border style of sitting firmly in the
saddle, holding on by the knees, so that the
rider moves only as fine were part of the
horse.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-08-19

-Faithfulness and constancy mean some
thing else besides doing what is easiest and
pleasantest to ourselves. They mean re-.
nouncing whatever is opposed the reliance
others have in US whatever would carry
misery to those whom the course of our lives
has made dependent on us.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-08-19

The sound of his voice put the dog into a
frenzy. He growled and snarled and snap
ped, and as the man hurried down the hall
the beast rushed from under the bed with a
dreadful howl and began rushing around the
room as before After making the circle of
the bedroom four or five times, he dashed
into the reception room. There he quite
overturned the centre table, and in his fury
he wrenched OFF leg with his teeth and de-
stroyed the uphostering of the sofa. was
terribly excited, and had given way TO my
feelings should have scfeamed out like a
woman. shut my eyes tightly, braced my
nerves by Gliding myself for a coward, and
when the climax came was fairly ready for
it. l knew that the dog would sooner or
later turn to me, and as he left the reception
room he was on the foot of the bed in two
bounds. There was an open book lying
there, and he seized and worried this for
moment. Then came walking up to my face
bearing his full weight on my broken leg
and giving me intense pain. My arms and
hands were on the cover, and the foam from
his mouth fell upon my bare flesh He put
both paws on my chest, and ran his nose
over my face to snuff at me, and he was all
the time snarling and whining in way TO
take the nerve away from the stoutest man.
don't know whether he would have bit
ten me or not, could have remained quiet,
but such thing as holding my nerves steady
for over minute was utterly impossible. I
was feeling that must throw up my hands
and scream out when the beast leaped off the
bed. He bad heard people in the hall. He
ran about the room whining aud snaring,
and all at once made spring for The door OF
the reception room, which was being shut to
by human hands A space six or eight
inches wide was left, and when the dog at
tempted to push his head into this, a couple
of bullets were fired into him and he backed
out to fall dead. Henry had summoned two
policemen, and while the brute stood over
me on the bed the faithful servant had enter
ed the reception room and pushed the door
as nearly shut as they wanted it, having be-
lieved that the dog would behave just as he
did. That Czsr was suffering with hydro
phoba none could doubt from his looks and
conduct. Inside of twenty days two house
dogs which he had snapped at as he came up
went mad, and then there was no further
question that had had close shave from a
horrible death.-N. Y iSm.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-08-19
Flies Walk Up.

II have only known of one instance where
badness proved remunerative," said an old
gentleman to a st. Louis Globe writer. "a
friend of mine, who had shining pate, fell
into the habit of watching the actions of his
tormentors, the flies. He noticed that fly
always walks upward Put fly on o win
dow, and up he goes to the top he can't be
made to walk downward. So my friend hit
upon an idea. Why not use that habit against
them? Forthwith he made window screen,
divided in half The upper half Tapped over
the lower. with an inch of space between.-
Well, as soon as fly would light on the
screen he would proceed to travel upward,
and would thus walk straight outdoors. On
reaching the top of the lower half he would
be outside. Not being able to walk'down, he
had no way to return to the room. By this
means room can be quickly cleared Of flies,
which always seek light My friend has got
out patent, and proposes to begin systa-
matte war against the household pest"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-08-19
How Do YOa Keen YOur Room

A look into the chamber of boy or girl
will give one an idea what kind of a man or
woman he or she will probably become. A
boy who keeps his clothes hung up neatly,
or girl whose room is clean always, vail be
apt to make successful man or woman
Order and neatness are essential to our COM
fort as well as to that of others about u.s.
A boy who throws down his cap or boots
anywhere will never keep his accounts In
shape, will do things In slovenly, careless
way, and not be long wanted in any position.
A girl who does not make her bed till after
dinner-and sbe should always make 1t her
self rather than to have servant to do it
and throws her dress or bonnet down In
chair, will make poor wife 10 nine cases
out of ten. If the world could see how
girl keeps her dressing room, some unhappy
marriages would be saved.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-08-19
The Epicure's Defeat.

A bet was recently made by two French
gourmands one of whom asserted that he
could detect the component parts of any dish
put before him, the other betting at great
odds that he would not be able to tell the
material wherewith his cook would prepare
q "savory dish" for them. The bet was taken,
the one confident in his quick, natural sense,
the other in the skill of his cook. The cook
"a Frenchman-of course exerted all his
talents and surpassed all praise. The dish
was placed before the knowing epicure. He
tastes, smacks his lips, tastes again, smells it
tastes again. Alas it is redolent of all
rich odors; such sauces, SO marvelously
blended; such gravy, such solids-so soft,
SO tender What can it beP A wondrous
prepared tripe? No! Calls head in a new
shape? No, no, no thousand "Noes." Our
epicure gives it up. at is old white kid
glovesl" is the cool explanation, when the bet
is resigned as lost.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-08-19
A SimDIe Remedy.

A correspondent of the English Mechanic
says: Let all of those who suffer with
rheumatism read the following: My wife has
suffered occasionally with acute rheumatism
in her feet with painful swelling, completely
taking her of her feet for many days at q
time. The following remedy was recon-
mended recently and tried, and took away the
agonizing pain in less than fifteen minutes,
and she can now walk very fairly, and in
couple of days she will be able to button
her boots and walk without stick or crutch.
Take one quart of milk, heat quite hot,
into which stir one ounce of alum; this
makes curds and whey. Battle the part
affected with the whey until too cold. In the
meantime keep the curds hot, and after bath
ing put them on as poultice, wrap in fan
mel, and-go to sleep (you CAM Three appli-
cation should bea perfect cure, even In az
grayated cases.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-08-19
How 1t Was Settled.

Mr.. Clark and his wife were going to Cali
fornia, but 1t is just possible that they will
give up the enterprise. 1t happened In this
way:
Mr.. Clark was reading an article about the
country from paper sent him, and had Just
mean temperature of California" when Mrs.
Clark laid down her knitting.
THAT settles it," she said, taking of her
specs. "Iain't agoin' to any country where
the temperature Is any meaner than Il 10 to
home. We amt goin' to CO."
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-08-19
The Best& Cheapest of All.
THE RAIN HEDGE FENCE,
No Wire Used. Only 81 Per Rod. Four
Years Time TO Fay for IL.

The RAIN method of making Hedge Fences
consists in so dwarfing the roots and plants at
the proper time that 1t not only tends to make
plants more vigorous and causes them to sprout
near the ground, but it also prevents the roots
from spreading and in a short time forms fence
50 densely knit together and interviewer from
the ground up, that the smallest as well as the
largest and strongest animals are effectually
turned, and this without the assistance of any
FLASHING or wires, for wires must seriously in
5ure the plants and render their trimming in
convenient. Besides the FLASHING must sooner
or later kill them.
Practical experience has shown that the RAIN
method secures not only the best but the cheap
est and most durable fence known. Hundreds
or farmers attest Its popularity and efficiency.
Old Hedges can be successfully treated with
this method, at small expense. Make no con-
tract for Hedge Fence until you see the UNDER
signed.
A ID KING,
Agent for DIR. L. H. Neiman York, Pa.
eaB- Mr.. King is now taking orders in Hartford
county. Sjulm
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-08-19

The Habit OF Reading Fast.

1t is plain that the knack of reading very
fast ought to be more cultivated. 1t should
be more encouraged in schools. Aloud, for
the benefit of others, the child should be
taught to read as slowly as the intelligence
of the particular audience in view may seem
to require; but silently and for his own
benefit, he should learn to read like lightning.
l would set class of reading page or a
passage "to themselves" and whoever could
prove, by giving an accurate account of the
matter some time afterward, that he had read
thoroughly, and still had come out ahead,
should be las the boys say "the best fellow"
Again, notice that some people have to read
any item or article in a paper "clear through"
to see whether it is anything they want to
read; and only to find, generally, that it isn't.
One should learn to find out by the ear marks
in the twinkling of an eye. In doubtful
cases this can commonly be tested by the end
better than by the beginning. OF course
there are many cases not in the least doubt
full, where the heading, or the first sentence,
assures you that this is one of those things
that seem intensely interesting 10 newspa-
per writers but are of no earthly interest to
any other human intelligence.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-08-19
Ppetica1.
THE END OF THE WAY.

Ny life is wearisome Journey:
I'm sick with the dust and the heat;
The rays of the sun beat upon me;
The briars are wounding my feet:
But the city to which am journeying
VIII more than my trials repay;
All the tolls of the road will seem nothing
When / get to the end of the way.
There are so many hills to climb upward;
l often am longing for rest:
But He who appoints my pathway
Knows just what Is needful and best;
That my strength shall be as my day;
And the tolls of the road will seem nothing
When get to the end of the way.
When the last feeble step has been taken,
And the gates of the city appear,
And the beautiful songs of the angels
Float out to my listening ear;
When all that now seems so mysterious
VIII be plain and clear as the day;
When get to the end of the way
Though now am foot-sore and weary.
shall rest when IN safely at home,
know I'll receive a glad welcome,
For the Saviour himself hath said Come ;
SO when am weary in body,
And sinking in spirit, say,
"All the tolls of the road will seem nothing
When get to the end of the way"
Cooling fountans are there for the thirsty,
There are cordials for those who are faint
There are robes that are whittier and purer
Than any that fancy can paint:
Then | try to press hopefully onward.
Thinking often through each weary day,
The toll of the road will seem nothing
When l get to the end of the way.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-08-19
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-07

for The long or short" account prob
upon a stock speculation which for moro thar
month has been declared ITO be In . den'orat
ICED anl dangerous condition" It on Tuesday
that the frs, war runors week received aud
prices yielded sh py under heavy sales for both foreign
the disturbance caused thereby In ks
as but n in FEW Instance. lower d.
n nres than had been made on Teusday On Friday
markets developed better temper. Our markets.
depression but it was not until saturday morning when
all uncertainty regarding the Interstate Commerce bill
the market exhibited any degree Of co ndence in the
future. In the last two days more than the whole
instances than the total declines of the last two
weeks were recovered. Some operators may theorze
and argue their hearts content that ought TO-
and decline, but the simple IT above
stated, to I've potential and significant than
important adverse Influences which have weighted the
during the last two weeksdespte arguments aud
scarecrows which have been set up there Is an under
OF support to values beyond the ability OF 0r
nary stock spectators to co nteract and that this sup
rather than 6y present active ball operations ami that 10
ehanates from firm confidence that the Improvement In
general business in the countrys situation. and In its
steady growth Is something which is tangible aud Is not
mythical. aud Is permanent and not ephemeral
gree nuen cd by the movements OF the snare market,
but the dealings were almost entirely Of sspeculaye
DI in stocks aggregated soiss4a share:
agains lS37,2l7 shares for the preceding week IL 10
VOL tn noticing that stocks contributed to the
total aulont OF transactions i,223.3o0 shares.
60 per cent This fact well illustrates
the character OF the dealings Now not0
the important changes Of those stocks st Paul
declined "a per cent but IL closed with4 gain OF gle
cent the last price Of Saturday January 90 Della
ware Lackawanna and Western first declined 3is per
cent but it shows final gain OF per Lake shore
nrst declined ~ per ceu but is final figure gives gain
OF PIG per cent Louisville and Nashville declined 49
per cent, but its final figure n a loss OF only lie
per cent. New-York and New-Engand declined
liz per cent, but Its nnai figure q gain
Of ga per cent Philadelphia and Reading
declined 3a per cent but Its dnal loss only s per
cent Union Pacific declined "a cent but Its nnal
price shows loss OF only per cent Among the stocks
which second in point OF activity Central Of New.
jersey which rst declined "a closed finally with gain
OF q Erie. which first declined per cent closed with
gain OF 81 per cent? Richmond and West Point which first
declined "a per cent closed with gain OF q per cent.
and Western Union which declined per cent finally
closed with gain Of is per cent
subloined usual table giving the highest, lowest
and final prices and number OF shares sold for the week.
together with the final prices OF week OF nifty
active representative Stocks prexed by the prices OF
February o. 1866
WEEKLY RANGE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-07

Mr.. BEECHER ON ANDOVER.
pARBAR1sM DRIFTING OUT OF THEoLoGY-MEN's


pA RRARIsM DRIFTING OUT OF THE0LOGY-MENs
IDEAS OF GOD NOT FIXED.
wr Beecher announced in Plymouth Church yesterday
that this week would given To social enjoyment In
his church church fair will occupy four days. begin
ming with n concert this evening when In addition TO the
vocal and instrumental music, K. Heron-Allen
will speak upon Finger Rings" and Miss
Settle Bume will read. Mr. Beecher especially invited
the older members Of the church to be present a the a
and the younger to come and sec them ENJOY
se,ve, The proceeds Of the fair will be devoted to
church work.
In his sermon the preacher in beginning paid high
tbnte IN Moses whose name he said, that Of the
One above every name stood at the head Of the names OF
earth He was the great leader Of antiquity The secret
f his life was expressed In the words "He endured as
seeing Him who is invisible The great invisible world
was the source and inspiration Of what he and 1t
made him victorious Mr. Beecher further considered the
growth Of the conception Of God among men. widening
and deepening from age to age He continued:
Andover OF the conservative form OF theology
there beginning to be shocked AZ he ea OF
what viii become OF Religion say some fellow on the
other to Christ and have chance OF being
s ray Of hope one. dawn Of hight upon the
providence may become chicken or sag lot and y
VIII come to itself uni comes to It's ss
tions OF men. We the makers Of our ideas OF Cod
from the materials in the ana
church is disturbed because the barbarc elements are dr
@ they are SSand 10 20 go c%r thu
God The only conception OF GOD ta eau pe ontahsa ~
ERIC COOS @ ,ora smeoi pI in Cod and lie prizes It
and theology least But supreme ana hign over a -
Him Who Invisible IA the snpremest OF living TO
live thus Will above The ns'y evils OF lime time Ss ae
mortal IN is crying out for the immortal beyond
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-07
COTTON MARKEr--gY TELEGRAPH

LIVERPOOL. Feb 6.-l23O D. m.-totton dull without
auotable change MilInr uplRuds 5sL ito orleans o4d
Saos7 UAles including 5OObaos for speculation ahd
export Keceipts-l2 900 Uae, including $500 bales Amer
lean. ,,,,u,..
Futures steady AT the advance Upands Low Midilng
February delivery 6bld do February ana March
denvery.. 6o4i. DO March and Aprii dehVoIy 'otL
April and May delivery 5yO, do NJ ay AMI tune dehv;
cry It'd do June aud July delivery ~ DAD also 10
tad; do July ana August delivery iJ'g4ai do August
anu september delivery lObii.. also ll-otd 900 -,
m-Cotton.-1he sales oi Tie day Included 4'oo Daes
American
/ p MIXTURES closed dull Upands Low Mldtling
February delivery. 66id. do February anu
delivery. O04d do March aud April dciiV
cry, LOAD. do Apul aud May delivery 9n'h.
sellers; do May and June delivery lo4d sellers DO Juhs
aud July delivery, l3Ui. sellers, 10 July ana August
lo<d sellers. do August and September hrnv
cry. 7b4d seurs do. September and October delivery
l264d sellers. ~
GALVESTON. Feb. 0-Cottou firm. Mlddng 1915 Low
Middung bi2 Good Ordinary, g. net aud gross recepts'
JOJ bales sales. 1892 bales, stock OSP50 bales 40
NORFOLK Feb b-CCtton easy nominal Miuhne oav 10,
and gross reeeipts sI7 bales exports eoaswse o''
bales. sales ss2 bales stock. 3O,33l bales ,,,,,
SAVANNAH. rob. 0.-CottOn dull Middlng U; Low Mluu
ling 50 Good Ordinary. So net and gross receipts 10
bales exports coastwiso 0O9 bales sales LOU oaesi
STOCK II, lOU bales.
NEwORLEAss Feb &C Jtton steady MiddIing. 81 Low
Middlng SVlU GOOD Ordinary. Ss net receipt o,o1o
66S6 bales exports IN Great britain 1870
coaswse 4.205 ba-s 1900 bales stock, 309-
hale